Used as a preventative measure against stress in Japan, I gave forest bathing a go to gain first-hand experience of its ...

Walking in the woods has measurable health benefits, and professor Yoshifumi Miyazaki is studying how to spread those benefits to as many people as possible. According to his research, spending time ...

Forest bathing involves slowing down, disconnecting from technology, and engaging with the sights, sounds and smells of ...

A visit to the forest may do more than calm the mind. It could strengthen the body’s immune system. A Japanese study has found that “Shinrinyoku”, or forest bathing, helps improve natural killer (NK) ...

Forest bathing, or “shinrin-yoku” as it’s known in Japan, isn’t just another wellness trend. This nature-immersion practice has quietly transformed from an obscure Japanese therapeutic tradition to a ...

TikTok is lighting up with videos about Shinrin-yoku, known as “forest bathing.” For generations, travelers have left home not just to see faraway cities and load up on new experiences, but also to ...

A woman who runs forest bathing sessions in Kent says she believes people have "disconnected" from the natural world. Tansy ...

When it comes to wellness, chef and best-selling cookbook author Candice Kumai doesn’t just talk the talk—she walks the walk, literally. As a practitioner of shinrin yoku (AKA forest bathing), the ...

Mindful experience of woodlands is used for stress reduction, better immune support, and diabetes management. I may be among the last nature-minded media consumers in the country to encounter “forest ...

My hiking boots sank into the dampened earth as my fellow "forest bathers" and I climbed a trail in Muir Woods, a redwood forest located 12 miles north of San Francisco. Even though I did not dress ...